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Proteinuria Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Young Population

Journal of the American Heart Association

We aimed to evaluate whether proteinuria in young people is associated with an increased risk of SCA.Methods and ResultsIndividuals aged between 20 and 39 years who underwent health screening between 2009 and 2012 in South Korea were included (n=6 891 400). Urine protein was measured using the spot urine dipstick method.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Thought

DAIC

percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. The study appears Sept. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology JACC. About 2 million of these people had been diagnosed with A-Fib, and the numbers grew over time, rising from 4.49 million.

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America’s Growing CVD Problem

CardiacWire

had no CKM syndrome risk factors, while 26% were at Stage 1 (overweight, prediabetes), 49% were Stage 2 (hypertension, diabetes, CKD), 5% had Stage 3 (kidney disease or high CVD risks), and 9% were Stage 4 (heart disease, with or without kidney disease). A JAMA analysis of 11k adults revealed that only 10.6%

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Abstract 4141474: Impact of Serum 5-Hydroxytryptophan Levels on Coronary Artery Calcification Severity in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: Insights from the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis

Circulation

The study period was from February 4, 2009, to August 9, 2020. Logistic regression was used to determine the association between 5-HTP levels and calcification severity, adjusting for age, gender, smoking status, chronic kidney disease, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. to 2.31); chronic kidney disease 1.07 (0.33

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Tought

DAIC

percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. The study appears Sept. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology JACC. About 2 million of these people had been diagnosed with A-Fib, and the numbers grew over time, rising from 4.49 million.

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Nationwide Trends in Stroke Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Sex and Race: An Analysis From the US Renal Database

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThe risk of ischemic stroke hospitalization in patients with endstage kidney disease has declined over time, but data are limited, especially for hemorrhagic stroke trends. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. We identified 391 195 new patients undergoing hemodialysis (mean age, 70.1

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